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The mirror of beryl by sangye desi gyatso composed while its author was the ruler of tibet, mirror of beryl is a detailed account of the origins and history of. Desi sangye gyatso 16531705, the heart disciple of the fifth dalai lama, became the ruler of tibet at age twentysix and held sway over the country for over twentyfive years before his tragic death in a power struggle with the mongol chieftain lhasang khan. Buy sangye desi gyatso ebooks to read online or download in pdf or epub on your pc, tablet or mobile device. In the story, desi sangye gyatso became the sworn brothers with the novels main protagonist wei xiaobao and the mongol prince galdan boshugtu khan. Mirror of beryl is a detailed account of the origins and history of medicine in tibet through the end of the seventeenth century. Desi sangye gyatso 16531705 was the sixth regent desi of the 5th dalai lama.
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